Brevard County's chief building official says the 15,000-pound balcony lacks the reinforcing steel that should safely tie it in to the rest of the building.

The couple that live in the damaged condo had just been on the balcony that morning, but they weren't home when it collapsed. Their neighbors downstairs weren't on their balcony when the one above came crashing down. They could have been killed.

Engineers are directing some new work to shore up the remaining balconies.

It's not yet clear whether the building's other balconies have the same problem, but county building officials suspect they do.Balconies